RE: [ET2] Thought Flow

> The other day I realized that, rather than "handing
> over" the issue, my arms felt more like "throwing it
> behind me". Now, that was a clear message that
> something else needed to be done, first...
>
> Since that time I pay more attention to "how" I hand
> things over, to the feeling quality of my gesture. When
> there is a quality of "caring" or "respecting" I guess
> I´m on the right track. When I start "throwing up", or
> my gesture is irritated, impatient, dismissive, I stop
> and hope to connect to the part that wants to "get rid
> of", "avoid", "suppress".
>
> Does that make sense to you?
>
> Maarten

I'm in two minds about this.

Wanting to get rid of something very urgently because parts of you
are so totally fed up with it is in my opinion just normal rather
than indicating any kind of pathology or problem.

I also think that it really doesn't matter "how it was given" just
as long as it was. No evidence procedure, just a notion.

I mean, whatever the motivation for handing it over is, right down
to flicking something away double quick so you don't even have to
look at what it was <shudder> the point is that its handed over,
and how the parts in question motivate themselves to do it doesn't
really matter in my book.

On the other hand, or in the other mind, some people like to do
some investigating into their general set ups whilst they're at it
and I don't see any harm in that - as long as it doesn't in the
end end up with a 40 year psycho-analysis loop when the thing
could just have been handed over and we would be free to go on the
next thing.

What is important is to keep an eye on the "thoughts" - after all,
the whole idea is to get out of the old processing loops, "why am
doing this?" = "Why am I feeling like this?" - "What would happen
if ..." - "But then ..." - "What does it mean?" and so on.

Just a thought

SF

           
Received on Mon Apr 14 2003 - 06:53:57 BST